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Drug Facts

  • The most commonly abused opioid painkillers include oxycodone, hydrocodone, meperidine, hydromorphone and propoxyphene.
  • An estimated 13.5 million people in the world take opioids (opium-like substances), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • A heroin overdose causes slow and shallow breathing, blue lips and fingernails, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and can be fatal.
  • Meth causes severe paranoia episodes such as hallucinations and delusions.
  • Methamphetamine production is a relatively simple process, especially when compared to many other recreational drugs.
  • Crack Cocaine is categorized next to PCP and Meth as an illegal Schedule II drug.
  • Ketamine is actually a tranquilizer most commonly used in veterinary practice on animals.
  • There were approximately 160,000 amphetamine and methamphetamine related emergency room visits in 2011.
  • The United States consumes 80% of the world's pain medication while only having 6% of the world's population.
  • Narcotic is actually derived from the Greek word for stupor.
  • Alcohol poisoning deaths are most common among ages 35-64 years old.
  • Painkillers are among the most commonly abused prescription drugs.
  • Over 60% of teens report that drugs of some kind are kept, sold, and used at their school.
  • Oxycontin is know on the street as the hillbilly heroin.
  • Crack cocaine gets its name from how it breaks into little rocks after being produced.
  • The Barbituric acid compound was made from malonic apple acid and animal urea.
  • Morphine subdues pain for an average of 5-6 hours whereas methadone subdues pain for up to 24 hours.
  • Heroin can lead to addiction, a form of substance use disorder. Withdrawal symptoms include muscle and bone pain, sleep problems, diarrhea and vomiting, and severe heroin cravings.
  • Two-thirds of people 12 and older (68%) who have abused prescription pain relievers within the past year say they got them from a friend or relative.1
  • Misuse of alcohol and illicit drugs affects society through costs incurred secondary to crime, reduced productivity at work, and health care expenses.

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